spaccato
English translation: cut-out view
| 08:33 Jul 14, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Rowan Morrell New Zealand Local time: 08:47 | |||
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1cut-out view Explanation: This is one meaning of "spaccato", and I think that's the idea here. Drawing is enabling the children to express their feelings etc., and to get a kind of perspective on their experiences. If you want to fairly free with it, maybe say "get a handle on", but that might be getting a bit too far away from the original sense of "spaccato". |
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cutaway view Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-07-14 10:53:33 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- no, qui il senso è figurato, Rowan ha ragione e io non avevo prestato attenzione alla domanda - si dice per esempio \"cross-section of contemporary society\", ma non va ancora bene - \"sample\" neanche... Spaccato: 2 (fig.) descrizione, rappresentazione della realtà profonda di qualcosa attraverso quella di un suo particolare aspetto o momento: delineare uno spaccato della società. mi viene in mente \"to have/get a glimpse...\" |
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